Ben Bernanke actually said...

So just as a matter of arithmetic, fairly soon after that date there would have to be significant cuts in Social Security, Medicare, military pay or some combination of those in order to avoid borrowing more money.

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Bernanke explains the potential need for significant cuts to essential programs if the debt ceiling is not raised.

07/20/2011

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